Turkey's installed electricity capacity reaches 127,355 megawatts as of the end of September

Turkey's total installed electricity capacity reached 127,355 megawatts according to data at the end of September. The share of renewable energy sources stood at 63.1 percent.

Turkey's total installed electricity capacity rose to 127,355 megawatts as of the end of September. Installed capacity from renewable sources exceeded 80,000 megawatts, reaching 80,315 megawatts and accounting for 63.1 percent of the total capacity. The share of domestic sources in total installed capacity was realized as 72.1 percent.

As of the end of September, the installed capacity of solar energy reached 28,222 megawatts (22.2 percent), and wind energy reached 15,540 megawatts (12.2 percent). Hydroelectric installed capacity was distributed as 32,332 megawatts (25.4 percent), natural gas as 25,009 megawatts (19.6 percent), domestic coal as 11,565 megawatts (9.1 percent), imported coal as 10,466 megawatts (8.2 percent), biomass as 2,423 megawatts (1.9 percent), and geothermal as 1,798 megawatts (1.4 percent).

According to data from the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, monthly electricity generation in September was 31.79 billion kilowatt-hours. While hydraulic sources took the largest share with 8.27 billion kilowatt-hours (26 percent) in generation, solar energy generation was recorded at 4.32 billion kilowatt-hours, and wind energy generation at 3.84 billion kilowatt-hours. Renewable-sourced electricity generation stood at 18.10 billion kilowatt-hours, and domestic-sourced generation at 22.35 billion kilowatt-hours.

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar stated that the domestic production rate in electricity generation reached 70.3 percent in September, thereby reducing foreign dependency to below 30 percent. Bayraktar stated that the increasing installed capacity will strengthen supply security while also contributing to economic development.